The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1887-04-22
MAGNOLIA, MISSISSIPPI. FRIDAY, APRIL % 1887.


Departments, | often think how
monotonous must be the duties oi
those officials who are delegated
to exhibit the objects Of interest 10
visitors. But they show wonder
ful freshness about the timc-worn
business. There Is nothing per-
fnnctory about the man who ex-
hibits the rogues gallery, or the
piles 5f coGalerfeit money, or the
secret service room, and only a
person who has party of friends
10 escort there about once year
can realize how many times he has
told the same things over, yet,
always with an unfailing bright
ness Of expression and quaintness
of humor.
Senator CockreIl's investigating
committee (the Senate Select Com
mittee which is now probing the
methods Of work IN the different
Executive Departments of the
Govcrnmeut) has uruertaken a
gigantic task, but it will make an
elaborate report Of its labors some
time in the future. TheMissouri
Senator Is a very conscientious,
pains-taking man; and he is giving
the public don't know and that
Senator Cockrell will have great
deal of trouble in finding out, is
astonishing
The complaint is ot'tea made that
there is too much cred tape and
that the employees of the Go sern-
ment havevery few hours to work.
and very little work within those
hours as compared with persons
employed in similar capacities BY
private business concerns. But
such annoying features are in.
separably connected with the
theory Of Government work. 1t
must be put through by processes
as nearly mechanical as possible,
so that the death or removal OF a
clerk may not throw an entire
office out of gear, and so that the
dishonesty Of any one employee Will
he discovered when the work on
which he practised it is turned
over to another for the next stage
of its progress.
All this involves the reduction
OF business TO infinite detail and
its distribution among d multitude
of people. If Senator Cockrell
and bis committee car find d way
Of simplifying these processes
their discovery win be warmly
welcomed. The results of their
labor cannot fail to be Of value
and will certainly be Of interest,
abounding in information which,
to the general public, is now in
the nature of a sealed book.
The committee is not expected
to pass judgement upon the civil
service law. but incidentally the
operations of the law will come
under the purview Of the commit
tee, and the latter viii be expected
10 answer such questions as the
following. Is the Government
any better served the public
business more rapidly expedited,
the morals or the melhods Of the
several Departments in any re-
spect the gainer--has that what
is called the spoiIs system been
done away with?
1t is matter of no small inn
portancc. The people are told
that The civil service law, ia its
classilie application, is working
wonders Of reform, but they have
orly hearsay evidence to that
effect. They are assured that if
is doing away with a great deal to
relieving the appoint
f's}g nr Of much embarrassment
psis'' Ghannels Of pat
.4aiss ii N tlss standard
RFleal lnersk They lie io-
~ knowing whether
ipe 6sss8es II realty 80
thai ~ ep3s claim; OF whether
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